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PHYSICS
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical
May/June 2014
1 hour
The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.
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l0
spring
clamp holding
cork
pin in cork
bench
Fig. 1.1
(a) On Fig. 1.1, measure the length l 0 of the unstretched spring, in mm.
l 0 = ........................................ mm [1]
(b) The diagram is drawn one tenth of actual size. Write down the actual length L0 of the
unstretched spring, in mm.
L0 = .........................................mm [1]
A student hangs a 300 g mass on the spring and measures the new length L of the spring.
255 mm
L = ....................................................
(i)
e = ..............................................mm
(ii)
F
Calculate a value for the spring constant k using the equation k = , where F = 3.0 N.
e
Include the appropriate unit.
k = ....................................................
[2]
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(c) The student adjusts the position of the lower clamp so that the pin is level with the bottom
of the mass when the mass is not moving. She pulls the mass down a short distance and
releases it so that it oscillates up and down. Fig. 1.2 shows one complete oscillation.
position of pin
highest position of mass
position of mass when
stationary
T = ............................................... [1]
(d) She replaces the 300 g mass with a 500 g mass. She repeats the timing as described in part
(c).
34.48 s
t = ....................................................
(i)
T = ....................................................
(ii)
The student suggests that the time taken for the oscillations of the spring should not be
affected by the change in mass.
State whether her results support this suggestion and justify your answer by reference to
the results.
statement ..........................................................................................................................
justification ........................................................................................................................
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(e) Explain briefly how you avoid a line-of-sight (parallax) error when measuring the length of a
spring in this type of experiment. You may draw a diagram.
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A student carries out an experiment to compare how quickly thermal energy is conducted along
rods made from different metals. Each rod is heated at one end with a Bunsen burner flame.
Each rod carries a marker held on the rod with a little wax. When the wax melts, the marker falls.
wax
rod
marker
heat
tripod
bench
Fig. 2.1
(a) One other piece of equipment is required to compare how quickly thermal energy is conducted.
Name this piece of equipment.
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(b) Suggest three possible variables that the student should keep constant in order to make a
fair comparison between the different metals.
1. ...............................................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................................
3. ...............................................................................................................................................
[3]
(c) Another student suggests that it would be helpful to measure the temperatures at both ends
of the rod. He suggests using a liquid-in-glass thermometer, normally used for measuring the
temperature of hot water.
Suggest two reasons why a liquid-in-glass thermometer is not suitable.
1. ...............................................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................................
[2]
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The IGCSE class is investigating the cooling of a thermometer bulb under different conditions.
50
60
70
80
90
100
110 C
10
10
20
30
40
thermometer
water
Fig. 3.1
Fig. 3.2
(a) Write down the temperature H of the hot water, as shown on the thermometer in Fig. 3.2.
H ............................................... [1]
(b) The student removes the thermometer from the beaker of water. He immediately starts a
stopclock. He records the temperature every 30 s. The readings are shown in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1
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with insulation
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30
78
84
60
71
79
90
67
76
120
65
74
150
63
73
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He replaces the thermometer in the beaker of hot water and records its temperature.
90 C
H ....................................................
He removes the thermometer from the beaker of hot water and places it in a beaker containing
only dry cotton wool. The thermometer bulb is completely surrounded by cotton wool. He
immediately starts a stopclock, and records the temperature every 30 s. The readings are
shown in Table 3.1.
(i)
[1]
(ii)
State whether the cotton wool insulation increases, decreases, or has no significant
effect on the rate of cooling of the thermometer bulb, compared with the rate of cooling
with no insulation. Justify your answer by reference to the results.
statement ..........................................................................................................................
justification ........................................................................................................................
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[2]
(c) Suggest two conditions that should be kept constant when this experiment is repeated.
1. ...............................................................................................................................................
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2. ...............................................................................................................................................
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S
resistance
wire
V
Fig. 4.1
(a) A student connects the sliding contact S to point X in the circuit. She measures the potential
difference V across the lamp and the current I in the circuit. The meters are shown in Fig. 4.2.
1
0
0.6
0.4
8
0.8
0.2
9
10
1.0
Fig. 4.2
(i)
(ii)
V
Calculate the resistance R of the lamp filament using the equation R = .
I
R = ............................................... [2]
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(b) The student repeats the steps in (a) with the sliding contact S at point Y and then at point Z.
Comment on the effect, if any, on the brightness of the lamp that you would expect to see
when the sliding contact is moved from X to Y to Z.
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(c) The student moves the sliding contact S back to point X.
Suggest one practical reason why the new meter readings might be slightly different from
those shown in Fig. 4.2.
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(d) Another student carries out the experiment using a different lamp. He takes readings using
various lengths of resistance wire in the circuit. He plots a graph of V / V against I / A.
Fig. 4.3 is a sketch of the graph.
V/V
I/A
Fig. 4.3
State whether the graph shows that the resistance increases, decreases or remains constant
as the current increases. Justify your conclusion by reference to the graph.
The resistance ............................................... .
justification ................................................................................................................................
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ray-trace sheet
N
P3
P4
Fig. 5.1
(a) NL is a normal to line MR. Draw a line 8.0 cm long from B at an angle of incidence i = 30 to
the normal, below MR and to the left of the normal. Label the end of this line A.
[1]
(b) The student places two pins, P1 and P2, on line AB a suitable distance apart for this ray
tracing experiment. He views the images of pins P1 and P2 in the mirror and places two pins
P3 and P4 so that pins P3 and P4, and the images of P2 and P1, all appear exactly one behind
the other. The positions of P3 and P4 are shown in Fig. 5.1.
(i)
Draw the line joining the positions of P3 and P4. Extend the line until it meets NL.
(ii)
Measure the angle 0 between NL and the line joining the positions of P3 and P4. At this
stage the angle between the mirror and line MR is 0.
0 = ....................................................
[2]
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(c) The student draws lines at angles = 10, 20, 30, and 40 to MR. The first line, at 10 to
MR, is shown in Fig. 5.1. He repeats the procedure described in part (b), placing the mirror on
each of the new lines in turn. The readings are shown in Table 5.1.
Table 5.1
10
51
20
69
30
90
40
111
50
130
[5]
(d) Determine the gradient G of the graph. Show clearly on the graph how you obtained the
necessary information.
G = ............................................... [2]
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(e) In this experiment, when the mirror is moved though an angle , the reflected ray moves
through an angle ( 0).
Table 5.2
10
51
20
69
30
90
40
111
50
130
( 0)/
(i)
(ii)
Suggest the relationship between ( 0) and . You may express the relationship in
words or as an equation.
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(f)
State one precaution, to improve accuracy, which you would take in this experiment.
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